Wow @StephenAbraham, 11 languages, that's crazy! You must be really talented in learning them, I'm sure you won't have any problems learning the other 8... I can help you with Spanish! 🙂 Thank you very much for sharing your experience with languages!
StephenAbraham ha escrito:
@ValeriaAumasque A really fun post.. thanks for sharing this to get us all involved.
I live and work in Malaysia. Great grandparents migrated from China. And my previous life was probably in Kerala in South India. 🙂
Languages I use
English
Malaysian/Malay Language
Indonesian (almost equivalent to Malaysian Language)
Chinese Mandarin
Chinese Cantonese
Chinese Hokkien
Chinese Hakka
Malayalam (Kerala India native Language)
Tamil (Tamil Nadu India native Language)
Hindi (not good, but can somewhat manage, need to brush up)
Thai (not good, need to brush up)
Languages I want to learn (in the near future), at least basic conversations.
Arabic
Telugu (Andhra/Telegana India native language)
Nepali Language
Bangla Language
Spanish
French
Japanese
Korean
Thank goodness for so many Local Guides friends who can help me learn.. 🙂
This is awesome @MIHashimi! I love how you described in detail how comfortable you feel interacting in every language. All the best on your turkish learning!! 🙂
MIHashimi ha escrito:
@ValeriaAumasque Well, It`s a very interesting question because you will feel amazing about my this Reply.
My Native Language is Pashto in Afghanistan and I can speak few Languages.
1: English ( Writing + Speaking + Listening + Speaking ) Very Well
2: Arabic ( Writing + Speaking + Listening + Speaking ) Very Well
3: Persian ( Writing + Speaking + Listening + Speaking ) Very Well
4: Hindi ( Speaking + Listening + Speaking ) Good
5: Urdu ( Writing + Speaking + Listening + Speaking ) Very Well
and I started learning the Turkish Language in Istanbul
How many languages can you communicate into? Which are they?
I can communicate in 2 Languages. Tamil & English.
How or where did you learn them? When did you start?
Tamil is my mother tongue. English is my second language in school. I started to learn English from my 3rd standard in school.
Apart from your native language, what language makes you feel more confident?
Since I can only communicate in 2 languages, of-course it's obviously English.
Have you ever been to a country where you could speak those languages? How was it? 🙂
No. I haven't been any other country yet.
In what context do you use those languages the most?
Tamil for think own, write own and day-to-day life communication with neighbors. English for places other than Tamil Nadu, official or conditional situations.
Would you like to learn a new language? Which one?
How many languages can you communicate into? Which are they?
I'm from The Netherlands and I am able to communicate in three languages: Dutch, English and German.
How or where did you learn them? When did you start?
I learned English at my High School, starting when I was 10 years old. I've always loved it! I started learning German at my High School as well. Dutch is my native language,
Apart from your native language, what language makes you feel more confident?
I feel really confident when I speak English, because when I speak German I feel myself uncertain.
Have you ever been to a country where you could speak those languages? How was it? 🙂
I have been to London so I lived my life in London for one week. It was awesome! At first kinda difficult until I got used to the accent 🙂
In what context do you use those languages the most?
I speak some English on school, because I need to learn it there. but now I can practice my English A LOT here in connect! It's great. I speak all the way Dutch to everyone.
Would you like to learn a new language? Which one?
I'm interested in learning French or Italian, I find them very interesting! Hope I can do so one day.
Our experience with languages is very similar, as we both speak English and German as second languages 🙂 Thanks for sharing it with us!
D-Elfrink ha escrito:
Where are you from?
How many languages can you communicate into? Which are they?
I'm from The Netherlands and I am able to communicate in three languages: Dutch, English and German.
How or where did you learn them? When did you start?
I learned English at my High School, starting when I was 10 years old. I've always loved it! I started learning German at my High School as well. Dutch is my native language,
Apart from your native language, what language makes you feel more confident?
I feel really confident when I speak English, because when I speak German I feel myself uncertain.
Have you ever been to a country where you could speak those languages? How was it? 🙂
I have been to London so I lived my life in London for one week. It was awesome! At first kinda difficult until I got used to the accent 🙂
In what context do you use those languages the most?
I speak some English on school, because I need to learn it there. but now I can practice my English A LOT here in connect! It's great. I speak all the way Dutch to everyone.
Would you like to learn a new language? Which one?
I'm interested in learning French or Italian, I find them very interesting! Hope I can do so one day.
Hi @gans69! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. It's always good to know a second language. I guess you can practice a lot of English here in Connect as well!
How many languages can you communicate into? Which are they?
I can communicate in 2 Languages. Tamil & English.
How or where did you learn them? When did you start?
Tamil is my mother tongue. English is my second language in school. I started to learn English from my 3rd standard in school.
Apart from your native language, what language makes you feel more confident?
Since I can only communicate in 2 languages, of-course it's obviously English.
Have you ever been to a country where you could speak those languages? How was it? 🙂
No. I haven't been any other country yet.
In what context do you use those languages the most?
Tamil for think own, write own and day-to-day life communication with neighbors. English for places other than Tamil Nadu, official or conditional situations.
Would you like to learn a new language? Which one?
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